Mississippi state senator Chris McDaniel may be running for the Republican nomination for one of his states U.S. Senate seats, but hell be the first to tell you that he puts his conservative principles ahead of his allegiance to party.

McDaniels proudest moment back home came when he tried to override a veto from Republican governor Haley Barbour  one of the GOP establishments eminent figures  to rein in the states aggressive use of eminent domain for redevelopment purposes.

Private property is one of the cornerstones of our Constitution. And if the government can take it arbitrarily for almost any purpose, then we are not truly a free people, McDaniel tells me over breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Now hes taking on Republican senator Thad Cochran, an old-school appropriator who has been serving in Congress for 41 years.

Courage is the rarest commodity in Washington, D.C., McDaniel says, calling the fall push by senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to defund Obamacare  the push that prompted the government shutdown  inspirational.

Yeah, I met him at our Vicksburg TEA Party’s January meeting where he spoke to all of us.
I’m telling y’all he’s better than you might think.
He’s the exact same as Ted Cruz and Mike Lee!
We must see to his election!
It’s a must!!!

I will note the almost daily reports one gets from the Washington establishment that their focus in 2014 is not on actually winning elections and defeating Democrats and retiring Harry Reid, he says, but rather on crushing into the ground conservatives so they will never be heard from again.

Here’s the problem with Mississippi- despite the reputation they have for crazy, unorthodox politicians, Mississippi will generally only pick people properly trained and groomed to be politicians- Go to Ole Miss, pledge Sigma Chi, get elected to University Student Council or Cheerleader, go to Ole Miss Law School, join a Congressional Staff, build a network of donors, only run for office when a Congressman or Senator retires, play it safe, talk like a Country Boy in Mississippi, talk like a New York insider when you get to Washington.

barbour is no better than bill clinton. He did well after Katrina but his big government, big business, eminent domain, screw the people, criminal freeing ways show the man for who he truly is... and he is not a good man by any measure. He and kkkarl rove arethisclose.

Barbour, meanwhile, is not a fan. I think he will get his head handed to him, and that will be what he deserves, the former governor, now a lobbyist, said of Chris McDaniel before he announced his primary bid.

I know Mississippi all too well.....lived there over 40 years, and forced to move to Texas when there were no jobs. Texas is the real-deal, true-blue Conservative State. Mississippi “talks” about it alot, and I know a lot of good Conservative people (personal friends with Kim Wade, Head of the Mississippi Tea Party). However, in the end, most Mississippi voters are social Conservatives (strongly pro-life), but are just barely this side of Obama on economics.

Now that is an arrogant statement which ensures that not only will I vote for McDaniel, but will do my level best to make sure everyone I come into contact does so also. So Barbour thinks McDaniel “deserves” to lose, merely for having the audacity to challenge an incumbent who has not represented the constituents who voted for him? We know they think that way, but it’s unbelievable that someone usually as politically acute as Barbour would come eight and say it. Mississippians are known for their defiance and oppositional attitude, and I will make sure that everyone I meet knows Barbour said this, because it will make a lot of folks vote for McDaniel just to show Barbour.

Good grief! All this time I've 'known' you on FR, and I never realized you were a Mississippi gal!! I was born and raised there, and hope to return in the near future! Freep Mail me and let me know where you live! I have family on the Coast, in Hattiesburg, Jackson, and Hernando.

My b-i-l, who is a priest in the Biloxi diocese, keeps me up to date on MS politics, and he'd mentioned a primary challenge to Thud Cochran, but I hadn't paid attention to the name.

Barbour, meanwhile, is not a fan. I think he will get his head handed to him, and that will be what he deserves, the former governor, now a lobbyist, said of Chris McDaniel before he announced his primary bid.

What's ironic is that Haley came into the public eye by doing exactly what Chris McDaniel is doing, challenging a long time sitting Senator in a primary. ;o)

What hurts the most is the lack of knowledge of the people of MS, who for years voted for Eastland and Stennis without any reservation at all. And Cochran has been around nearly as long as Stennis, probably longer than Eastland. People in MS know nothing of Cochran’s real record.

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posted on 01/20/2014 6:13:43 PM PST
by Theodore R.
(TX Republicans can't wait until March 4 to nominate Cornball and George P.!)

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